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[COMEDY] Earlier this week actress Lisa Spoonauer, who starred in the Kevin Smith-film Clerks, passed away. In response, the 46-year-old filmmaker penned a touching tribute to the acctress. “In 1992, I went looking for Lisa without knowing either who she was or the integral role she’d play in my life,” he said of the 44-year-old actress. Spoonauer helped make Clerks what it is—a cult classic film with a dedicated fan base, which launched Smith’s View Askewniverse, the fictional universe in which his films take place.  Everyone has seen a Kevin Smith film which is a part of this universe, and many people consider some of his films—Clerks, Chasing Amy, Dogma, or Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back—as among their favorite movies. More recently Smith has taken his love of fictional universes—namely comic book universes—to the television screen, starring in the AMC reality TV series Comic Book Men, which Smith has described as “Pawn Stars for geeks.” In addition to his writing, filmmaking, and TV-starring, Smith somehow still makes time to get out on the road to get up close and personal with fans, and he’s sure to talk about one of his favorite actresses, Spoonauer, when he comes to Buffalo for four shows at Helium Comedy Club, this Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4.